Magpie Canyon Placer

Prospect in Kittitas county in Washington, United States with commodity Gold
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10253265
MAS/MILS ID 0530370137
Record type Site
Current site name Magpie Canyon Placer

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -120.68867, 47.09982 (WGS84)
Elevation 579
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Kittitas(county)

Washington(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Thorp(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Wenatchee(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Wenatchee(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Yakima(hydrologic unit)

Yakima(hydrologic accounting unit)

Yakima(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Washington Kittitas

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 019 N 017 E 34 NE Washington

Comments on the location information

  • NOTE: WDMG BULLETIN 37 (1956, PART II, VOL. 1, P. 186) REPORTS THIS LOCATION IN R. 18 E., BUT REPORTS THE MAGPIE CANYON LODE GOLD PROSPECT (0530370108) IN R. 17 E. THIS RECORD IS PLOTTED IN SEC. 34, T. 19 N., R. 17 E.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -120.68867, 47.09982

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WA. DIV. MINES AND GEOL. BULLETIN 37, 1956, PART II, VOL. 1,

  • Deposit

    P. 186.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 29-NOV-93 Ridenour, James U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.